Serving both as the county seat and the state capital, Des Moines is the home of the exquisite Beaux-Arts Polk County Courthouse (1906) and the imposing Renaissance Revival-style ...

Shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Iowa lawmakers decided to install metal detectors at the Iowa State Capitol as part of stepped-up security measures. By most accounts, the metal detectors ...

Spilville, to lead the caucus on Wednesday after former Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver announced his retirement ...

The Iowa Board of Regents approved the University of Iowa Health Care’s request to move the Emergency Medical Service, or EMS ...

State Rep. Mike Sexton, a Republican from Rockwell City, has resigned from the Iowa House to serve as Iowa state director of ...

The Iowa Auditor’s Office received the highest possible rating from a peer review conducted by the National State Auditors Association.